Ep. 391: Habermas Defends Modernity (Part One for Supporters) (opens in new tab)

On Jürgen Habermas’ The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity (1985), featuring guest John Ganz. Habermas defines modernity as Enlightenment ideals, discusses what's wrong with them (subjectivity), how Hegel argues constructively that a social element needs to be added this this, and how many other critics (e.g. Adorno, Nietzsche, and Foucault) instead argue more destructively against Enlightenment values like Truth, liberty, and justice. The post Ep. 391: Habermas Defends Modernity (Part One ...